2017 First-Class Forever Stamp,Sharks: Thresher Shark
# 5225 - 2017 First-Class Forever Stamp - Sharks: Thresher Shark
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US #5225
2017 Thresher Shark – Sharks
• Pictures the pelagic thresher shark
• Issued in the middle of Discovery channel’s famous Shark Week television special (held July 23-30 in 2017)
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Sharks
Value: 49¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: July 26, 2017
First Day City: Newport, Kentucky
Quantity Issued: 40,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the pelagic thresher shark.
About the stamp design: Pictures pelagic thresher shark on an ocean blue background. Original artwork by Sam Weber.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Newport, Kentucky, home to Newport Aquarium and its “Shark Central” exhibit.
About the Sharks set: Commemorates five species of shark that call our oceans home: shortfin mako, whale, pelagic thresher, scalloped hammerhead, and great white. Original artwork by Sam Weber.
History the stamp represents: There are three species of thresher shark: common, bigeye, and pelagic. The pelagic thresher is the smallest, measuring around 10 feet long (of which half can be its tail). Pelagic thresher sharks’ dark blue backs and white bellies mean they are sometimes mistaken for the similarly colored common thresher. All three thresher sharks share the first part of their scientific name, alopias, from the Greek alopex, meaning fox. This name was given for the sharks’ extremely long tails and has earned them the nickname “fox shark.”
Pelagic thresher sharks are known for their extremely long upper caudal (tail) fins which they use to stun fish. They are pelagic fish, meaning they prefer the open ocean to coastal waters and will usually stay at a depth of 1,600 feet or above. Most pelagic thresher sharks are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
As a smaller species of shark, the pelagic thresher tends to feed on fish like barracudinas, lightfishes, and escolar, avoiding competition with larger sharks. The pelagic thresher catches these fish by herding them into schools and stunning them with slaps from its whip-like tail. Pelagic thresher sharks are preyed on by other sharks, making them particularly wary. Very few people have ever seen a pelagic thresher. It is a mysterious species scientists hope to see more of and study in the future.
US #5225
2017 Thresher Shark – Sharks
• Pictures the pelagic thresher shark
• Issued in the middle of Discovery channel’s famous Shark Week television special (held July 23-30 in 2017)
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Sharks
Value: 49¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: July 26, 2017
First Day City: Newport, Kentucky
Quantity Issued: 40,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset, Microprint
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor Tagged Paper, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the pelagic thresher shark.
About the stamp design: Pictures pelagic thresher shark on an ocean blue background. Original artwork by Sam Weber.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Newport, Kentucky, home to Newport Aquarium and its “Shark Central” exhibit.
About the Sharks set: Commemorates five species of shark that call our oceans home: shortfin mako, whale, pelagic thresher, scalloped hammerhead, and great white. Original artwork by Sam Weber.
History the stamp represents: There are three species of thresher shark: common, bigeye, and pelagic. The pelagic thresher is the smallest, measuring around 10 feet long (of which half can be its tail). Pelagic thresher sharks’ dark blue backs and white bellies mean they are sometimes mistaken for the similarly colored common thresher. All three thresher sharks share the first part of their scientific name, alopias, from the Greek alopex, meaning fox. This name was given for the sharks’ extremely long tails and has earned them the nickname “fox shark.”
Pelagic thresher sharks are known for their extremely long upper caudal (tail) fins which they use to stun fish. They are pelagic fish, meaning they prefer the open ocean to coastal waters and will usually stay at a depth of 1,600 feet or above. Most pelagic thresher sharks are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
As a smaller species of shark, the pelagic thresher tends to feed on fish like barracudinas, lightfishes, and escolar, avoiding competition with larger sharks. The pelagic thresher catches these fish by herding them into schools and stunning them with slaps from its whip-like tail. Pelagic thresher sharks are preyed on by other sharks, making them particularly wary. Very few people have ever seen a pelagic thresher. It is a mysterious species scientists hope to see more of and study in the future.